Lhotse | 2013 W Face

A S Korea expedition to Lhotse in 2013 via W Face, led by Hong Sung-Taek. Summit reached on 29th October 2013. 8 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 8307
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID LHOT13302
Peak ID LHOT
Year 2013
Season 3
Host Country 1
Route 1 W Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality S Korea
Leaders Hong Sung-Taek
Sponsor Korean 2013 Lhotse Expedition
Success 1 False
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries -
Approach Monjo->Namche->Tengboche->Pheriche->Lobuche->Gorakshep
Basecamp Date 2013-09-23
Summit Date 2013-10-29
Summit Time -
Summit Days 36
Total Days 45
Termination Date 2013-11-07
Termination Reason 4
Termination Notes Abandoned at 7900m due to very high winds
High Point (m) 7900
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 4700
Total Members 8
Summit Members 0
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 4
Summit Hired 0
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used False
O2 None True
O2 Climb False
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep False
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(23/09,5300m),C1(28/09,6000m),C2(03/10,6400m),C3(24/10,7300m),xxx(29/10,7900m)
Route Notes In their [summit] attempt on 31 October, Choi Jae-Yeong, Choi Jin-Chul, Eun, Hong, Jeon, Kim and Woo had to turn arond from C3 and back to C2 due to strong storm with winds of 70 nautical miles. It was impossible to stay at C3. Next day the team went down to BC. On 5 November Hong left BC to C1 alone. On 6th Hong continued toward C2. He found that the ladder (two joined together) on a crevasse between C1 and C2 fell down into crevasse. Hong managed to cross the crevasse and reached C2. There was sporadic storm and very cold so he returned to BC where he arrived at 8 pm. Weather was warm until October end and with the start of November it became very cold. Shin went up to C2 and left expedition on 3 November. Earlier fixed line between C2 to C3 was swept away by a big avalanche. The team had to buy new ropes about 1500m from Namche which was very expensive. The team then went to south side BC of Lhotse on 8 November. They did not stay there due to strong wind and went to Gorak Shep same day. There was half a meter snow all the way to Gorak Shep. No climbing Sherpas on south side. Pasang Namgyal - 6 January 2014 In autumn seasons no "icefall doctors" are employed to keep the route through the Khumbu Icefall open for the many teams that attempt Everest and Lhotse in the spring season. The Korean Lhotse team in the autumn of 2013 had to fend for themselves. Pasang Namgyal Sherpa, who was with the Korean Lhotse expedition, said that the team's four Sherpas, including himself, were kept busy putting in fixed lines through the Khumbu Icefall and replacing team as they were rendered useless by the Icefall's movements. The route collapsed "many times, especially in the middle" he said. They re-fixed the ropes unusually fast (in three days) because of special incentive pay from the Koreans to do so. They fixed a total of 1800m of rope to keep the route open. It was not only in the Icefall that they had to fix and re-fix the lines. From C2 (6400m) to C3 (7300m) they used 2600m of rope after a snowstorm that lasted continously for three days and caused a lot of avalanching, and 300m from C3 to the team's high point (7900m). Sherpas: Pasang Namgyal Sherpa, 25/11/72, Khumjung, Khumbu Sanu Sherpa, 30/4/75, Walung, Makalu-9 Phur Gyalzen, 16/4/70, Yilajung, Khumbu Bir Kaji Tamang, 10/12/78, Gorakhami-4, Solu
Accidents -
Achievement -
Agency NE-KO Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2459373
Year 2013
Summit Success False
O2 Summary None
Route (lowercase) w face

Members

8 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Jae-Yeong Choi M 1989 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Student Details Other expeditions
Jin-Chul Choi M 1972 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Sung-Hoon Eun M 1984 S Korea Climber Daegu (Taegu), S Korea University student Details Other expeditions
Sung-Taek Hong M 1967 S Korea Leader Seoul, S Korea Alpinist Details Other expeditions
Jae-Min Jeon M 1989 S Korea Climber Ulsan, S Korea Student Details Other expeditions
Tae-Kon Kim M 1972 S Korea Deputy Leader Seoul, S Korea Cosmetics teacher Details Other expeditions
Hyun-Han Shin M 1979 S Korea Climber Seoul, S Korea Cameraman Details Other expeditions
Seok-Ju Woo M 1988 S Korea Climber Incheon, S Korea Student Details Other expeditions

References

0 recorded references.